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Liferoots Inc

EIN 85-0135073 · Albuquerque, NM

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak39 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

WE PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES THAT PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE TO UNDERSERVED AND EXTRA NEEDS POPULATIONS THROUGH THE CYCLE OF THEIR LIVES.

Income
$7.1 million
Spending
$7.8 million
Spent on programs
79%
Reserves
-1.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 99%
Employees
143
Highest pay
$116,453, ceo/presiden

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 39 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 63% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 0% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    79% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 6 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)
  1. $5.2 million spent. FACILITY SERVICES: LIFEROOTS PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO MAY OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT STRUCTURED SUPPORT, TRAINING, AND SUPERVISION. THESE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE CREATED THROUGH SERVICE CONTRACTS THAT ALLOW INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO WORK IN INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SETTINGS WHILE EARNING COMPETITIVE WAGES. MANY OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE ABILITYONE PROGRAM, A FEDERAL SET-ASIDE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER THE JAVITS-WAGNER-O'DAY (JWOD) ACT OF 1971. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, LIFEROOTS PERFORMS SERVICES UNDER FEDERAL CONTRACTS THAT SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. SOURCEAMERICA, THE NATIONAL NONPROFIT AGENCY DESIGNATED TO ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ABILITYONE PROGRAM, WORKS WITH LIFEROOTS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THESE CONTRACTS. LIFEROOTS ALSO PERFORMS SERVICES FOR STATE AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES THROUGH SUBCONTRACTING ARRANGEMENTS UNDER STATE-USE PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS THROUGH COMPETITIVELY AWARDED CONTRACTS IN THE OPEN MARKETPLACE. THESE CONTRACTS SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BY CREATING SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE INTEGRATED WITHIN COMMUNITY WORKPLACES. THE FACILITY SERVICES DIVISION EMPLOYS AN AVERAGE OF APPROXIMATELY SIXTY INDIVIDUALS, WITH AN ADDITIONAL FIVE INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED THROUGH ENCLAVE WORK ARRANGEMENTS. CONSISTENT WITH PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF DIRECT LABOR HOURS ARE PERFORMED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. DIRECT LABOR EMPLOYEES EARN AN AVERAGE WAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 15.00 PER HOUR OR MORE, IN ADDITION TO BENEFITS. THROUGH THESE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, LIFEROOTS SUPPORTS WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION, FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE, AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. FACILITY SERVICES: LIFEROOTS PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO MAY OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT STRUCTURED SUPPORT, TRAINING, AND SUPERVISION. THESE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE CREATED THROUGH SERVICE CONTRACTS THAT ALLOW INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO WORK IN INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SETTINGS WHILE EARNING COMPETITIVE WAGES. MANY OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE ABILITYONE PROGRAM, A FEDERAL SET-ASIDE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER THE JAVITS-WAGNER-O'DAY (JWOD) ACT OF 1971. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, LIFEROOTS PERFORMS SERVICES UNDER FEDERAL CONTRACTS THAT SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. SOURCEAMERICA, THE NATIONAL NONPROFIT AGENCY DESIGNATED TO ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ABILITYONE PROGRAM, WORKS WITH LIFEROOTS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THESE CONTRACTS. LIFEROOTS ALSO PERFORMS SERVICES FOR STATE AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES THROUGH SUBCONTRACTING ARRANGEMENTS UNDER STATE-USE PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS THROUGH COMPETITIVELY AWARDED CONTRACTS IN THE OPEN MARKETPLACE. THESE CONTRACTS SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BY CREATING SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE INTEGRATED WITHIN COMMUNITY WORKPLACES. THE FACILITY SERVICES DIVISION EMPLOYS AN AVERAGE OF APPROXIMATELY SIXTY INDIVIDUALS, WITH AN ADDITIONAL FIVE INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED THROUGH ENCLAVE WORK ARRANGEMENTS. CONSISTENT WITH PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF DIRECT LABOR HOURS ARE PERFORMED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. DIRECT LABOR EMPLOYEES EARN AN AVERAGE WAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 15.00 PER HOUR OR MORE, IN ADDITION TO BENEFITS. THROUGH THESE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, LIFEROOTS SUPPORTS WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION, FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE, AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
  2. $984,437 spent. COMMUNITY SERVICES: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS BY HELPING INDIVIDUALS PREPARE FOR, OBTAIN, AND MAINTAIN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT IN INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SETTINGS. SERVICES INCLUDE JOB DEVELOPMENT, JOB PLACEMENT, AND INDIVIDUALIZED EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTS DESIGNED TO MATCH PARTICIPANTS WITH POSITIONS THAT ALIGN WITH THEIR ABILITIES, INTERESTS, AND EMPLOYMENT GOALS. LIFEROOTS PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT SERVICES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE NEW MEXICO DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (DVR) AND THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S TICKET TO WORK PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES DIRECT PLACEMENT SERVICES, WORKING WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS TO IDENTIFY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN OBTAINING COMPETITIVE JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY. EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE PLACEMENT PROCESS, INCLUDING JOB READINESS PREPARATION, EMPLOYER MATCHING, AND FOLLOW-ALONG SUPPORT AS NEEDED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS MAINTAIN SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES. COMMUNITY SERVICES: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS BY HELPING INDIVIDUALS PREPARE FOR, OBTAIN, AND MAINTAIN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT IN INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SETTINGS. SERVICES INCLUDE JOB DEVELOPMENT, JOB PLACEMENT, AND INDIVIDUALIZED EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTS DESIGNED TO MATCH PARTICIPANTS WITH POSITIONS THAT ALIGN WITH THEIR ABILITIES, INTERESTS, AND EMPLOYMENT GOALS. LIFEROOTS PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT SERVICES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE NEW MEXICO DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (DVR) AND THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S TICKET TO WORK PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES DIRECT PLACEMENT SERVICES, WORKING WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS TO IDENTIFY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN OBTAINING COMPETITIVE JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY. EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE PLACEMENT PROCESS, INCLUDING JOB READINESS PREPARATION, EMPLOYER MATCHING, AND FOLLOW-ALONG SUPPORT AS NEEDED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS MAINTAIN SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 1962.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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